GOP Moves to Boost Senate Drive With Dewey Tour
GOP high command accelerates its Senate campaign amid AFL opposition and reports Democrats may take four GOP seats. Senator Capehart plans to join Gov. Dewey on a Western tour to rally support in Iowa Colorado and New Mexico and coordinate strategy with New York. Dewey's path could help the GOP hold a slim Senate edge.
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Washington
Republican High Command
AFL
Capehart
Indiana
Thomas F. Dewey
Senate
Iowa
Colorado
New Mexico
New York
Dewey
GOP
House
Revercomb
Ball
Robertson
Rizley
Illinois
Kentucky
Montana
West Virginia
Matthew M. Neely
Aid Payment Boost Seen in Ohio Old Age Pensions
Ohio will boost old age assistance payments by about 500000 dollars per month starting October. More than 90 percent of 123000 pensioners will see increased checks after the July session raised the state maximum from 50 to 55 dollars and federal share to 50 dollars. The Division of Aid for the Aged reviewed each case to determine eligibility with an average monthly rise of 4.50 to 4.75 dollars.
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Columbus
Ohio
Charles L. Sherwood
General Assembly
Congress
Division of Aid For the Aged
Lancaster residents and police questioned in hot meat case
A number of prominent Lancaster residents and five policemen appeared before the Fairfield County Grand Jury yesterday as it investigates the hot meat case. Officials said a report may be issued by week’s end.
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Lancaster
Fairfield County Grand Jury
Former Romanian Premier Constantin Angelescu Dies at 78
Constantin Angelescu, 78, former premier of Romania and wartime Romanian minister to the United States, has died in Bucharest. He served as premier and held key diplomacy roles during World War I.
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Bucharest
Constantin Angelescu
Romania
United States
Hartinger trial enters eighth day over barn timber dispute
Dan C. Hartinger Meigs County commissioner faces embezzlement charges for $65 in lumber as witnesses testified on the barn project at his premises in 1942. Herbert Rose acknowledged signing an affidavit while defense questioned its accuracy and wording. Harold Roush contested a paragraph of his 1942 affidavit about gravel.
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Hartinger
Barn
Pomeroy
Dan C. Hartinger
Meigs County
Herbert Rose
Harold Roush
Charles Fogle
Dana Peoples
Earl D. Parker
Rose
Dan Hartinger
Fogle
Letart
C. E. Tilton
Gravel
India Uses Paratroops In Hyderabad
India landed parachute troops and seized Hamnabad 84 miles from New Delhi as the drive from the west continued. Aurangabad surrendered, giving India most of the state, with fighting reported on the Berar border and Hyderabad officials not confirming Aurangabad loss.
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New Delhi
India
Hyderabad
Hamnabad
Aurangabad
Defense Ministry
Madras
Secunderabad
South Central
Karachi
Berar
Hospet
Truman Accuses Taft in ITU Labor Dispute
President Truman accuses Senator Taft of pressuring National Labor Relations Board officials to crack down on the International Typographical Union. The ITU has long fought NLRB General Counsel over its closed shop, outlawed by the Taft Hartley act.
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Washington
Truman
Taft
Ohio
National Labor Relations Board
ITU
NLRB
Chicago Woman Loses Suit on Vatican Envoy Link
A Chicago woman’s $2,000,000 damage suit claiming she is the illegitimate daughter of Myron C. Taylor, envoy to the Vatican, was dismissed by a federal court yesterday.
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Chicago
Myron C. Taylor
Vatican
Big Four Fail as UN Set to Decide Colonies’ Fate
In Paris the Big Four powers argued over Africa's prewar empire. The United Nations will decide Eritrea Libia Somaliland's status after the Italian peace treaty, with the August conference to convene next week. Russia and the Western powers clashed over trusteeship and authority.
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Big Four
Paris
Italy
Africa
United Nations
Russia
United States
Britain
France
United Nations Assembly
Eritrea
Libiu
Somaliland
93 Burglaries Solved in Norwood Drugstore Capture
Police in Cincinnati Norwood announced the arrest of James Reeves and Claude Hendricks after neighbors heard breaking glass at a South Norwood drug store. The duo admitted to 93 burglaries over 18 months, with a notebook listing 89 entries including 20 in Norwood. Both men have prior prison records.
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Cincinnati
Charles Fritz
Norwood
James Reeves
Claude Hendricks
Lexington
South Norwood
Fritz
Parachuted Airmen Safe in U S Zone
Two American airmen, Capt. Kenneth W. Slaker of Lincoln Nebraska and Lt. Clarence R. Steber of Mobile Alabama, bailed out over the Russian zone of Germany yesterday when their plane had engine trouble and are now back safely in the U S zone, the Air Force announced.
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Frankfurt
Germany
U. S
Air Force
Kenneth W. Slaker
Lincoln
Neb
Clarence R. Steber
Mobile
Ala
Aid To Cities Debate Highlights Ohio Democratic Convention
Ohio Democrats push for state aid to cities as a campaign issue at the party’s state convention in Columbus. Michael V. Disalle of Toledo is named temporary chairman of the resolutions and platform committee with Thomas A. Burke of Cleveland as opening session keynote and temporary convention chairman. Burke and Disalle have appeared with gubernatorial nominee Frank J. Lausche who backs aid to cities against Governor Thomas J. Herbert.
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Columbus
Ohio
Burke
Cleveland
Frank J. Lausche
Lausche
Thomas J. Herbert
Disalle
Rules and Order of Business
Charles Fogle, Jr
Marietta
Herbert Urges Action For Soil Conservation
Gov. Thomas J. Herbert urged a program of action research and education for soil and natural resource conservation during a radio talk at the Wayne County fair. He said his administration is determined for Ohio to have a prosperous agricultural future.
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Wooster
Thomas J. Herbert
Ohio
Wayne County
Train Bombing Kills 100 Near Nanking
A communist railroad mine blew up a Pokow bound train 90 miles northwest of Nanking last night, killing at least 100 people and injuring many more. The blast struck a crowded passenger train, reversing decades of transport in the region. Officials warn of ongoing danger as rescue work continues.
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Nanking
Seven-State Primaries Name Political Candidates
Voters in seven states chose candidates for offices from governor to town posts. Notable results include Senator Joseph Ball winning Minnesota Republican renomination and Hubert Humphrey securing Minneapolis Democratic nomination for senator. Other races saw unopposed incumbents Saltonstall and Bridges, and Johnson’s decisive Texas primary runoff victory.
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New York
Joseph Ball
Minnesota
Hubert Humphreys
Minneapolis
Edwin C. Johnson
Colorado
Will F. Nicholson
John C. Vivian
Leverett Saltonstall
Massachusetts
Styles Bridges
New Hampshire
Saltonstall
John L Fitzgerald
Alfred
Mr. Truman
Publican
Stafford King
Charles L. Halsted
Michigan
G. Mennen Williams
CIO
Victor E. Bucknell
AFL Teamsters Union
Burnett J. Abbott
Kim Sigler
Washington
Mon C. Wallgren
Truman
Arthur B. Langlie
Lee Knous
David A. Hamil
British Charge Russian Troops Provoked Berlin Riots
Britain accused Russian commandant Maj. Gen. Alexander Kotikov of lying and inflating claims after Russian troops provoked German anti communists in clashes around the Branden burg Gate last Thursday. Western allies demand Moscow resume four power talks in Moscow by week’s end.
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Berlin
Britain
Brandenburg Gate
Alexander Kotikov
Provocateurs
Kotikov
Kremlin
Moscow
Germany
Jean General
France
Western Berlin
Frank Howley
U.S
E. O. Herbert
Tension Rises In Nation's Top Disputes
Tension mounted across major labor disputes including the Pacific coast oil and maritime strikes and New York trucking walkout. Police fought disturbances after violence in Richmond California as strikers confronted refinery workers. Readiness to settle remained low amid stalled wage talks in San Francisco and Los Angeles.
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New York
Pacific Coast
New York City
CIO Oil
Richmond
Calif
AFL
Standard Oil
San Francisco
Los Angeles
William O'Dwyer
Paris street clash between police and strikers injures several
Police and striking workers clashed in a street confrontation near central Paris. Several people were reported injured as protests intensified and authorities attempted to restore order.
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Paris
Daniels Defense Claims Dual Insanity Pattern in Triple Slaying Trial
Mansfield Ohio AP report on Robert Marl Daniels, a 24 year old Mansfield Reformatory parolee, on trial for first degree murder in the Niebel family killings and other charges. Defense witnesses testify to a history of mental illness linked to a truck accident and family patterns, while prosecutors cite two psychiatrists asserting sanity at the time.
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Mansfield
Robert Marl Daniels
Daniels
Mansfield Reformatory
Columbus
John E. Niesbel
Noranda
Phyllis
Niebel
Reformatory
Lyden H. Beam
Beam
R. E. Bushong
Lima State Hospital
J. F. Bateman
Columbus State Hospital
Robert Lay Daniels
Robert
Esther Flack
Deeendant
Murl
Kimg
Seneca
Franklin
Seneca County
James Smith
Tiffin
Orville Taylor
Old Fort
Franklin County
Earl Ambrose
James Coulter West
Parkersburg
W.va
van Wert
L. D. Conn
West
L. Roy Shaffer
Niebels
Ambrose
Smith
Taylor
Robert Daniels
Ohio
Frank Robinson
John Niebel
Ohio Reformatory Farm
John West
Korean Train Wreck Kills 35 Americans in Korea
A fast passenger train crashed into a halted troop train near a tunnel killing 35 American soldiers and injuring about 120, including 80 U.S. troops. Two Koreans also died. Rescue workers labored overnight as officials notified relatives and identified victims.
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SEOUL
Pusan
Fusan
Mokpo
Dewey Pledges Strong U S Military and Air Force
Gov. Thomas E. Dewey promised to make and keep America strong with a growing military machine and an increasingly powerful Air Force. He announced a policy conference in Albany with Rep. Clifford R. Hope and Sen. George D. Aiken to discuss farm and defense policy.
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Albany
N. Y
Thomas E. Dewey
America
Dewey
Congress
Clifford R. Hope
Kan
House Agriculture Committee
George D. Aiken
Senate Agriculture Committee
Extortion Trial Set For Cleveland Court
Elmer S. Whiting faces charges in Cleveland and federal court for 10 years of extortion against Joseph Cohen a prominent horse racing figure. Whiting pleaded innocent after arraignment in federal court and was moved to Cleveland by Judge George Harris following his Canton Ohio arrest.
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San Francisco
Elmer S. Whiting
Cleveland
Joseph Cohen
Whiting
Canton
Ohio
George Harris
Race Through Town Ends in Two Deaths on Motorcycles
Two men, Dale Shepard 27 of Port Washington and Kenneth Howard 26 of Zanesville, were killed when their motorcycle crashed into the Sixth Street bridge during a downtown race. Police say they were on Shepard's bike racing two others.
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Zanesville
Sixth Street
Dale Shepard
Port Washington
Ohio
Kenneth Howard
Shepard
Whitney Claims Bender Ran Out on Promise
A. F. Whitney president of the Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen accused Rep. George H. Bender of running out on an alleged pledge not to back the Taft-Hartley bill. Whitney issued the statement after Bender urged labor not to endorse him during his reelection bid.
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Cleveland
A. F. Whitney
The
Brotherhood of Railroad Trainmen
George H. Bender
Bender
Organized Labor
Civil Service Announces Exams for Geographer and Psychologist Jobs
The U S Civil Service Commission lists examinations for geographer and research psychologist posts with salaries starting at 3727 annually. Top pay reaches 10305 for geographers and 4479 for psychologists, per local secretary W H Oldfield who can provide details and forms.
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U. S. Civil Service Commission
W. H. Oldfield
Commission
Atlantic hurricane stays offshore off Newfoundland
The hurricane was centered about 300 miles south-southwest of Cape Race Newfoundland and the weather bureau said it will likely not strike North America.
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New York
Cape Race
Newfoundland
North American
Squirrel season opens as hunters swarm Ohio woods
In Columbus Ohio the opening of the 15 day squirrel season drew crowds of hunters. Officials noted a larger squirrel population this year though 17 year locusts cut nut supply in the southeast. The bag limit remains four with possession the same as prior years. Farmers urged hunters to avoid fires and to respect fences and gate posts.
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Columbus
Ohio
State Conservation Commission
Reformatory Inmate Chokes Self to Death
Elmer Harry Elder 21 of McKees Rock Pa choked himself in his cell at the federal reformatory here yesterday. Warden Schilder said Elder, serving 18 months for auto theft, had been placed in a restricted section after refusing to work.
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Chillicothe
Elmer Harry Elder
McKees Rock
Federal Reformatory
L. Clark Schilder
Schilder
Elder
Temperature Drops as Squirrel Hunters Return
A morning low of 66 degrees was reported while squirrel hunters finished early forays. Yesterday’s high reached 81 and the low 50, with blankets coming out as cooler air moved in. The Hocking River stood at 2.70 feet according to observer Mrs. C. N. France.
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C. N. France
Hocking
Greek guerrilla radio claims major victory in Greece
The guerrilla radio in London up says Greek forces claim a major victory in the civil war and that Communists will seek United Nations aid to negotiate a peace.
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London
Greece
United Nations
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